World War One Stories- Tales Beyond The Trenches

Wilhelm von Breidenbach left the comfort of his family’s estate to seek glory on the Western Front. Four months later, he returned home disfigured, no longer the man who had left.
But some wounds cut deeper than shrapnel ever could.

When Manuel returns home from the battlefields of France, his young wife Inês greets him with tears and relief. But the shadow of the Church looms large over their reunion, and the choices made in his absence cannot be easily undone. Love, faith, and survival collide in a story of exile, sacrifice, and the search for forgiveness.

Exiled to South Africa for his violent temper, Corporal Giles Bexley longs for the trenches of Europe. But when arrogance and cruelty follow him from Johannesburg’s gold mines to the frozen lines of Belgium, he discovers that not every enemy wears a German uniform. The Wrong Front is the story of a soldier whose hatred leads him to the place he thought he wanted most, and to an end he never saw coming.

Patrols during war are routine. But what happens when you return and everyone is gone? Five men, lost and confused, face a crippling uncertainty. Where did everyone go, and why were they left behind?

In the shadow of his family’s veranda, Callum Bordeaux was taught a way of life that seemed unshakable.

But in the mud of the French trenches, alongside men the South told him to despise, those lessons began to unravel.

Shadows on the Veranda is a story of war, memory, and the moments that force a man to question everything he thought he knew.

In the early spring of 1917, a British delegation arrives in New York to discuss the explosive Zimmermann Telegram. Government aide Austin Nichols is tasked with escorting them to Washington, navigating tense meetings, quiet conversations, and a historic night in the Capitol as President Wilson addresses Congress. What begins in diplomacy soon points toward war.

When an intercepted telegram threatens to pull America into the Great War, a quiet British aide named Arthur Bennett is swept into a world of secrecy and high-stakes diplomacy. From the corridors of the Admiralty to the doors of 10 Downing Street, he must deliver a message that could change the course of history.

In an internment camp beneath the snow-capped Alps, a young Austrian officer and a Russian widow cross paths. He is driven by duty; she by a need to survive. Behind barbed wire and watchtowers, they form an unexpected connection, one that has life changing implications for both of them.

Set on the Italian Front during World War I, this historical fiction story follows Matteo Rossi, a young military linesman tasked with repairing field telephone wires under fire. As he navigates no man’s land, Matteo confronts the horrors of trench warfare, the loss of comrades, and an unexpected bond with an American ambulance driver. A powerful tale of communication, courage, and human connection in the Great War.

As war draws near, Colonel Selim Karaman is given an unglamorous but vital task: feed the army poised to defend the Dardanelles. From olive merchants to dusty rail yards, Selim races to build a supply network strong enough to withstand the coming storm. But in a system driven by politics and pressure, even invisible work casts long shadows.

Jessica Barnes served near the front lines in WWI as a Signal Corps operator. But when illness forced her home, the Army said she never served. Inspired by the true history of the women America forgot.

On July 1st, 1916, the Newfoundland Regiment suffered catastrophic losses at Beaumont-Hamel. In a quiet coastal village, Reverend Malcolm Dwyer must deliver the unthinkable—twenty-seven telegrams to twenty-seven families. But what begins as a day of unbearable grief becomes something more: a chorus of memory, a community united, and man who finally finds the courage to break.

When France called upon her colonies to support the war effort, thousands answered—not with rifles, but with shovels. A story of loyalty, labor and the unseen toll of empire.

As war erupts in 1914, a young girl and her family are forced from their village and begin a journey they never expected. Along a winding road through danger and doubt, they search for safety—and something like home.

A quiet, powerful story of resilience, love, and the unseen cost of war.

In this unforgettable episode told entirely through handwritten correspondence, we follow the love story of George and Elsie Ware—torn apart by World War I and held together by the letters they send across oceans and years. From muddy trenches near Ypres to the quiet heartache of home in Oregon, each word carries the weight of war, loss, and enduring love.

A story of silence, scars, and the power of words that outlive us.

The residents of a small village are forced to provide for the Tsar's army during wartime. As they endure the weight of this harsh duty, their lives are shaped by the relentless demands of survival. In this story of sacrifice and resilience, the villagers struggle to hold on to their humanity while navigating the tension between obedience and defiance.